Telescopic brush handle



June 9, 1953 F. o. STORRS TELESCOPIC BRUSH HANDLE Filed Feb. 12, 1948 BYM am //V on N mm mm vw mm mm 7 7: W m k W m 8 M mm mm wv 0 mm mm .m m iI] u \5, 9 mwh mwwwv wk I? Q an mm on mm S 3 wst 4 w Patented June 9,1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TELESCOPIC BRUSH HANDLE Fred 0. Storrs,Bell Gardens, Calif.

Application February 12, 1948, Serial No. 7,752

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in brushes, more specifically, s e-called fountain brushesintended for use by persons while having a bath, and the principalobject of the invention is to facilitate convenient manipulation of thebrush over the back of the user.

This object is achieved by providing the brush with an extensible handlewhich may be projected or retracted, so to speak, to the desired length,whereby the brush may be manipulated with convenience to reach allportions of the users back.

An important feature of the invention resides in providing the brushwith an extensible handle which, when desired, may be retracted into thebrush body, so that the latter may be employed in the conventional,well-known manner.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a fountainbrush including reservoirs for liquid soap from which the soap isautomatically dispensed directly to the tufts of bristles.

An additional feature of the invention resides in the provision of afountain brush which is simple in construction, which, as aforesaid, maybe easily and conveniently manipulated, which will readily lend itselfto economical manufacture and which is otherwise well adapted for thepurpose for which it is intended.

With the above more important objects and features in view, and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andcontruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 3-3 in Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a fountain brush designated generally by the referencecharacter [0, the same embodying in its construction, an elongated,block-shaped body l2 formed with a centrally disposed, cylindrical boreI4.

It is to be noted that one end of the bore I4 is closed as at l6, whilethe body I2 is provided at the remaining end of the bor (M) with ascrew-threaded adapter fully described.

Tufts of bristles 20 are imbedded and secured in suitable apertures 22formed in the lower surface 24 of the brush body l2, the latter alsobeing formed with a pair of longitudinally extending reservoirs 26 forliquid soap, preferably disposed at the sides of the aforementioned boreM.

The body I2 is also provided with sets of passages 28 which extendbetween the reservoirs 26 and the tufts of bristles 20, matters being soarranged that at least one of these passages communicates with tufts ofbristles, as is best shown in Figure 3.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that when the reservoirs 26 arefilled with liquid soap, the soap will be automatically deliveredthrough the passages 28 to the bristles, while the brush is being movedover the body of the user, so that the conventional necessity ofapplying a cake of soap to the bristles of the brush will be eliminated.

A top plate 30 is suitably fastened to the upper surface of the brushbody l2 and is provided with an elongated protuberance 32 formed in theopposite longitudinal edges thereof with series of undulations 34constituting finger-grips. The protuberance 32, together with theundulations 34, constitutes what may be referred to as a handle, wherebythe entire brrush may be easily and conveniently manipulated in theconven- 'tional, well-known manner.

However, when it is desired to use the brush on the back of the bather,more specifically, when the user wishes to apply the brush to poorlyaccessible portions of his back, an extensible handle assembly 36 shouldbe employed, this simply assuming the form of a plurality of tubularsections 38, 40, 42, etc., which are slidably telescoped together. It isto be noted that the handle section 38 is greatest in diameter, whilethe sections 40, 42 are progressively smaller, the section 38 beingslidable in the bore 14 of the brush body l2. In order to guide thesliding movement of the various sections and to assure that the sectionswill remain extended or retracted in a predetermined relative position,friction increasing means are provided, these preferably assuming theform of resilient washers or restraining rings 44 mounted on the inner,externally screw-threaded portions 46 of the various sections. Pairs ofsuitable nuts 48 may be provided on the screw-threaded portions (46) forthe purpose of retaining the washers 44 in position, as will be clearlyapparent.

l8, hereinafter more The washer on the inner end of the handle section42 frictionally engages the inner surface of the handle section 40,while the washer on the latter frictionally engages the inner surface ofthe handle section 38, etc., and the washer on the section 38frictionally engages the bore I4, whereby undue sliding movement of thevarious sections is prevented. However, it should be understood that thefrictional engagement of the various washers with the various sectionsand with the bore I4 "is such that the sections of the handle may beextended or retracted with convenience, when so desired.

The outer ends of the various sections .are guided by annular inserts orguiding rings 50 which are screw-threaded into one section and slidablyengage the next section telescoped thereinto, a suitable hand-grip 52being provided at the outer extremity of the innermost section 42,substantially as shown.

An annular retainer cap 54 is screw-threaded and positioned on theaforementioned adapter 18 of the :brush body 42, a suitable gasket 56being interposed between the adapter and the cap. This gasket, ofcourse, provides the necessary guide for the handle section 38 and alsoprevents the entire handle from becoming detached from the brush body,inasmuch as it is engageable with the nuts ('48) and washer (44) on theinner end of the section 38.

In this connection, it is also to be pointed out that the inserts 50,being engagea-ble with the nuts and washers on the inner ends of thesections 40, 42, will prevent these sections from becoming detached fromthe section 38, whereby the decomposition of the handle is effectivelyprevented.

Finally, it should be explained that the reservoirs 26 are equipped withsuitable .filler plugs 58, whereby the supply of liquid soap in thereservoirs may be replenished, the plugs 58 extending through the topplate 30, substantially as shown.

Moreover, suitable control means may, of course, be employed forregulating the flow of soap through the passages 28 to the brushbristles.

It is believed that the advantages and use :of the invention will :beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further deecription thereof at this point is deemedunnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is: 1

The combination of an elongated brush body provided with a longitudinalbore and with an externally screw-threaded adapter at one end of saidbore, a screw-threaded annular cap on said adapter, an annular gasket ofresilient material in said cap and in engagement with the end of saidadapter, and a telescopic handle comprising a set of tubular sectionsdisposed in coaxial 'telescoped relation and each spaced from theadjacent section to provide an annular chamber therebetween, internaland external screwthreads provided at the respective outer and innerends of said sections, an externally screwthreaded guiding ringpositioned in the internally threaded outer end of each section andslidably engaging the outer surface of the next inner section, and aresilient restraining ring mounted on the externally threaded inner endof each section and frictionally engaging the inner surface of the nextouter section, the restraining ring on the outermost sectionirictionally engaging the bore of said body, and said gasketfrictionally engaging the outer surface of said outermost section.

FRED O. STORRS.

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